An illuminated “check engine” light tells you that the engine control computer has detected a problem that may be causing the vehicle to produce excessive emissions.

Two sets of researchers have shown that cars' onboard computers can be vulnerable to hackers. Cars remain safe, they say, but the studies show that flaws need to be addressed soon.

If you’re looking to soup up your whip, the first place you’ll probably look is the engine control unit. This computer shoved in the engine compartment controls just about every aspect … ...

During their final years, a handful of automakers experimented with computer control of the humble carb, trying to squeeze out every last bit of efficiency and reduce pollution as much as possible.

Learn all you need to know about Engine Control Modules (ECM), or Engine Control Units (ECU), in this article concering electronically controlled midget engines. Enginology is step one in the ...

This paper describes a computer-controlled engine test cell being developed at the General Motors Research Laboratories. The object is to combine the advantages of the controlled experimental ...

Unless we're talking about the '68 Ranchero that your Uncle Hank lives out of, every car needs some sort of ECU (engine control unit) to tell each of its engine ...

From the point of view of those of us who like to modify our cars, however, the black-box nature of engine-control computers limits our options for making changes to how our fuel-delivery and ...

Scientists Hack Into Cars' Computers -- Control Brakes, Engine Researchers say cars' onboard computers can be vulnerable to hackers.